OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL 2016 SIGNING CLASS

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1 OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL 2016 SIGNING CLASS Name Pos. Class Height Weight Hometown (Last School) Abdul Adams RB Fr Landover, Md. (Hillside HS) Emmanuel Beal LB Jr Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Lackawanna [Pa.] College) Amani Bledsoe DE Fr Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Kapri Doucet LB Jr Williamsburg, Va. (Lackawanna [Pa.] College) Zach Farrar WR Fr Southlake, Texas (Carrol Senior HS) Adrian Hardy ATH Fr Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) Mark Jackson Jr. DE/OLB Fr Cibolo, Texas (Byron P. Steele II HS) Mykel Jones WR Fr Patterson, La. (Patterson HS) Ashton Julious* OL Jr Florence, S.C. (Lackawanna [Pa.] College) Caleb Kelly OLB Fr Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West HS) Austin Kendall* QB Fr Waxhaw, N.C. (Cuthbertson HS) Parnell Motley DB Fr Washington, D.C. (HD Woodson HS) Jordan Parker DB Fr Pittsburg, Calif. (Pittsburg HS) Ben Powers* OL So Wichita, Kan. (Butler CC) Logan Roberson* OL Fr Harrah, Okla. (Harrah HS) Chanse Sylvie* DB Fr Shreveport, La. (Calvary Academy) Erik Swenson OL Fr Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South HS) Jon-Michael Terry LB Fr Tulsa, Okla. (Victory Christian School) Johncarlo Valentin OL Fr Philadelphia, Pa. (Imhotep Institute Charter HS) * Denotes early enrollee Pronunciations: Kapri Doucet (kuh-pree doo-set); Zach Farrar (far-arr); Mykel Jones (my-kell); Logan Roberson (ROB-er-sun); Chanse Sylvie (Chance SIL-vee); Johncarlo Valentin (VAL-in-tyne) Abdul Adams Running Back 6-0, 205 Landover, Md./Hillside HS Ranked as a four-star recruit by Scout and Rivals and a three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports rated No. 262 overall by Scout and No. 360 by 247Sports No. 10 running back in the country according to Rivals, No. 15 by 247Sports and Scout and No. 47 by ESPN No. 13 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals, No. 14 by 247Sports and No. 25 by ESPN finished his senior season with 180 carries for 2,036 yards and 21 touchdowns and 12 catches for 200 yards ran for 1,846 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior in Washington, D.C. as a sophomore in Washington, D.C., ran for 1,231 yards and eight touchdowns on 128 attempts and caught 24 passes for 248 yards and two touchdowns chose Oklahoma over Alabama, Michigan and Michigan State among others. Emmanuel Beal 6-2, 215 Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Lackawanna College Ranked as a two-star recruit by Rivals and Scout played in seven games as a sophomore and recorded 31 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups saw action in 10 games as a freshman and registered 17 tackles, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery junior college teammate of fellow OU recruits Kapri Doucet and Ashton Julious chose Oklahoma over Arizona, New Mexico, Utah State and others.

2 Amani Bledsoe Defensive End 6-5, 265 Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ranked 122nd overall in the country by Rivals, No. 125 by 247Sports and No. 185 by Scout tabbed the No. 9 strong-side defensive end in the country by Rivals and No. 10 by 247Sports selected as the No. 23 defensive end overall by Scout and No. 44 by ESPN top-ranked player in the state of Kansas according to Rivals, the second-ranked player by 247Sports and No. 3 by ESPN chose Oklahoma over Arkansas, Baylor, Kansas, Oregon and others. Kapri Doucet 6-2, 225 Williamsburg, Va./Lackawanna College Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports and a two-star prospect by Rivals ranked as the No. 56 overall JUCO player by 247Sports and No. 78 by Scout the fifth-ranked JUCO outside linebacker by 247Sports and the sixth-ranked JUCO OLB by ESPN led team with 59 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and six sacks in nine games as a sophomore also blocked a kick, had an interception, recovered two fumbles and forced a fumble played in 10 games as a freshman and registered 11 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery junior college teammate of fellow OU recruit Ashton Julious chose OU over Arizona, Louisville, West Virginia and others name pronounced kuh-pree doo-set. Zach Farrar Wide Receiver 6-3, 210 Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior HS Rated as a four-star recruit by Scout and a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ranked as the 58th wide receiver in the country by Scout, No. 84 by Rivals, No. 151 by 247Sports and No. 175 by ESPN tabbed the No. 76 recruit from the state of Texas by Rivals, No. 140 by 247Sports and No. 181 by ESPN caught 56 passes for 1,115 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior hauled in 29 receptions for 554 yards and three touchdowns as a junior chose Oklahoma over Mississippi State and others last name pronounced far-arr. Adrian Hardy Athlete 6-2, 185 Houston, Texas/Dekaney HS Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN and a two-star recruit by Scout ranked as the No. 105 wide receiver in the country by ESPN and No. 170 by 247Sports tabbed the No. 58 athlete in the country by Rivals No. 92 prospect in the state of Texas by ESPN and the No. 147 prospect in the state by 247Sports... threw for 1,075 yards and 11 touchdowns, tallied 218 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions, rushed for 594 yards and four touchdowns and recorded one interception during his senior season completed 101 passes on 183 attempts during his school career for 1,725 yards and 15 touchdowns also rushed 210 times in his career for 1,107 yards and 14 scores chose Oklahoma over Texas A&M. Mark Jackson Jr. Defensive End/Outside 6-3, 235 Cibolo, Texas/Byron P. Steele II HS Consensus four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports touted as No. 149 overall recruit in the country by Scout, No. 186 overall by ESPN and No. 266 overall by 247Sports ranked 13th among weakside defensive ends by Rivals and 20th by 247Sports rated 19th by Scout and 24th by ESPN among all defensive ends selected as the No. 27 player in the state of Texas by ESPN, No. 36 by Rivals and No. 40 by 247Sports chose OU over Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor and others. 2

3 Mykel Jones Wide Receiver 6-0, 180 Patterson, La./Patterson HS Four-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect by 247Sports touted as the 94th overall recruit in the country by Rivals, No. 271 overall by ESPN and No. 454 overall by 247Sports dubbed the 20th-best wide receiver in the country by Rivals, No. 45 by Scout, No. 46 by ESPN and No. 72 by 247Sports tabbed as the No. 4 recruit in the state of Louisiana by Rivals, No. 18 in the state by ESPN and No. 27 by 247Sports missed beginning of 2015 season due to injury but still had 27 receptions for 500 yards and seven touchdowns caught 32 passes for 606 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior chose OU Oklahoma over Alabama, Tennessee, Ole Miss and others First name pronounced MY-kell. Ashton Julious 6-6, 330 Florence, S.C./Lackawanna College Ranked as a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports named a second-team JUCO All-American tabbed the No. 23 JUCO prospect by 247Sports, No. 40 by ESPN and No. 43 by Rivals touted as the No. 2 JUCO offensive tackle by 247Sports and No. 6 by ESPN and the No. 8 offensive lineman by Rivals also held offers from Arizona State, Baylor, South Carolina, West Virginia, and others. Caleb Kelly Outside 6-3, 225 Fresno, Calif./Clovis West HS Ranked as a five-star recruit by Rivals and Scout and a four-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports recognized as the 14th overall recruit in the country by Rivals, 17th overall by Scout, 68th overall by 247Sports and 69th overall by ESPN rated as the No. 2 outside linebacker in the nation by Scout, No. 3 by Rivals, No. 5 by 247Sports and No. 7 by ESPN selected as the No. 2 recruit from California by Rivals, No. 7 by ESPN and No. 9 by 247Sports made 79 tackles in his senior season with 10.0 sacks chose OU over Alabama, Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas and others. Austin Kendall Quarterback 6-2, 210 Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson HS Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout, and a three-star prospect by 247Sports selected for the 2016 Semper Fi All-American Bowl ranked as the No. 77 high school prospect nationally by Rivals, No. 162 by ESPN and No. 448 by 247Sports touted as the No. 4 pro-style quarterback by Rivals, the No. 7 pocket passer by ESPN, the No. 16 pro-style QB by 247Sports and the No. 20 overall quarterback by Scout selected as the No. 8 player in the state of North Carolina by ESPN, No. 9 by Rivals and No. 18 by 247Sports completed 63.9 percent of passes for 2,627 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 268 yards and six more scores as a senior threw for 4,461 yards on 310-for-513 passing (60.4 percent) with 49 touchdowns in 2014 also had offers from Auburn, Clemson, Tennessee and West Virginia, among others. Parnell Motley 6-0, 180 Washington, D.C./HD Woodson HS Consensus three-star recruit by ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports ranked as the No. 471 recruit nationally by 247Sports chosen as the 39th overall athlete in the country by Scout and the No. 54 athlete in the country by ESPN tabbed by 247Sports as the No. 72 wide receiver in the nation rated as the No. 5 overall prospect in the District of Columbia by 247Sports and No. 6 prospect in Washington, D.C., by Rivals and ESPN also received offers from Clemson, LSU, Michigan and Michigan State, among others. 3

4 Jordan Parker 6-1, 170 Pittsburg, Calif./Pittsburg HS Consensus four-star recruit by ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports invited to The Opening ranked as the No. 128 overall recruit by Scout, No. 134 by Rivals, No. 175 by 247Sports and No. 290 by ESPN rated as the No. 11 cornerback in the country by Scout, No. 13 by Rivals, No. 17 by 247Sports and No. 22 by ESPN rated as the No. 21 overall prospect in California by Rivals, No. 24 by 247Sports and No. 33 by ESPN recorded 23 tackles as a senior and added three interceptions and six pass breakups made 32 tackles as a junior with two tackles for loss and five interceptions also received offers from Tennessee, UCLA, USC and Utah, among others. Ben Powers 6-4, 315 Wichita, Kan./Butler CC Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN and three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals tabbed as the No. 36 overall JUCO player by ESPN, No. 40 by Rivals and No. 79 by 247Sports selected as the No. 2 JUCO guard by ESPN, the No. 6 JUCO offensive tackle by 247Sports and the No. 7-ranked JUCO offensive lineman by Rivals also had offers from Kansas State, TCU and Texas Tech. Logan Roberson 6-3, 320 Harrah, Okla./Harrah HS Tabbed a three-star recruit by ESPN and Scout and a two-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals ranked as the No. 71 offensive guard in the country by ESPN, No. 72 by Scout and No. 144 by 247Sports regarded as the No. 16 player in the state of Oklahoma by ESPN also had offers from Illinois, New Mexico, Toledo and others last name pronounced ROB-er-sun. Chanse Sylvie 6-0, 186 Shreveport, La./Calvary Academy Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports and a three-star prospect by Rivals and Scout selected to play in the US Army All-American Game ranked as the 184th prospect nationally by 247Sports and No. 297 by ESPN touted as the sixth-ranked safety in the country by 247Sports, No. 18 by ESPN, No. 35 by Scout and No. 41 by Rivals selected as the No. 11 player from the state of Louisiana by 247Sports, No. 20 by ESPN and No. 37 by Rivals also had offers from Arizona State, Baylor, Michigan, Oklahoma State, TCU and more name pronounced Chance SIL-vee. Erik Swenson 6-5, 318 Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South HS Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect by 247Sports touted as the No. 227 overall recruit in the country by Rivals tabbed the No. 15 offensive tackle in the country by Rivals, No. 26 by ESPN, No. 31 by Scout and No. 55 by 247Sports rated as the No. 2 recruit in the state of Illinois by Rivals, No. 3 by ESPN and No. 20 by 247Sports also held offers from Missouri, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and others. 4

5 Jon-Michael Terry 6-3, 230 Tulsa, Okla./Victory Christian School Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star recruit by Scout, 247Sports and Rivals selected for the 2016 Semper Fi All-American Bowl rated as the No. 28 outside linebacker in the country by Scout and No. 41 by Rivals ranked as the No. 34 weak-side defensive end in the country by 247Sports chosen by ESPN as the No. 51 defensive end prospect selected as the No. 3 overall recruit in Oklahoma by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN made 175 tackles as a senior with seven TFL, four sacks and two fumble recoveries recorded 103 total tackles, 19 sacks, one pass deflection and one fumble recovery as a junior chose Oklahoma over Oklahoma State, TCU, Tulsa and others. Johncarlo Valentin 6-4, 330 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Institute Charter HS Ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports and a three-star recruit by ESPN and Scout invited to The Opening rated No. 277 overall by 247Sports selected as the 15th-ranked offensive guard in the country by 247Sports, No. 20 by Rivals, No. 30 by ESPN and No. 45 by Scout ranked as the No. 9 overall recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals and 247Sports, and No. 10 by ESPN helped lead Imhotep to a state championship victory in 2015 chose Oklahoma over Auburn, Michigan, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and others last name pronounced VAL-in-tyne. 5